Prat, Cedillo tie for Santa Anita riding title

Jockeys Flavien Prat and Abel Cedillo finished in a tie for the riding title at the Santa Anita autumn meeting, which ended Sunday, with 21 wins.

They will both ride at the Del Mar autumn meeting, which begins Friday, although Prat will have a two-day advantage. Cedillo is not riding on Friday and Saturday while completing a three-day suspension for a recent riding infraction.

Cedillo, 30, said last weekend that he planned to spend a few days this week visiting family in Northern California.

While the 27-year-old Prat has been a fixture at the top of the jockey standings at Southern California tracks in the last few years, the Santa Anita meeting was Cedillo’s first title since he relocated to this circuit from Northern California in June.

At the Del Mar summer meeting, Cedillo finished third with 25 wins. Prat led all riders with 42 wins.